The knife brokes the game bosses, even at 60fps. I propose this for main leaderboard or category extension (what you want), because I did not see this idea in previous threads. What do you think about it? Thanks.
No knife is mby a good category in extension but i would have it like ”Only handgun” or ”Only shotgun” or something.
It should be, considering knife runs have been a popular stable in RE survival horror games since the series' beginning.
I think No knife would be interesting to put to see what people can come up with
I threw out the idea of a "Starting Handgun Only" extension category. I would imagine upgrades would probably be allowed, but I think it would make for an interesting category and welcome thoughts?
I'm glad that you like the idea. The knife really brokes the game and I personally think is boring to run because of that (and the runs are so optimized in this short time, after the game launch). The original REs needs plaining in ammo pick up and weapon chose when you speedrun; but here you stun the boss and spam knife 90% of the time, and the ones who doesn't abuse that are in disadvantage. I think Capcom needs to patch this, but meanwhile, another category can be helpful for who want to run in a more "honest" style. I don't think that the actual runners are bad or something (I'm more a casual speedrunner and I watch more runs than playing them), but the knife in this game really brokes the tactics and skills that the original REs speedruns show. Thanks to all!
I think that handgun only is for other category, but is a good idea that was implemented in the original REs.
handgun/shotgun only is probably impossible, maybe even GL only, game has almost zero dodge mechanics and bosses have to much health
I am 100% for a no knife category, as I personally believe the knife shouldn't even be allowed in the glitchless category. Personally, I will only submit runs if there is a no knife category.
I'd like to see a no knife category. People would actually have to think about the route instead of just running from objective to objective.
standard should actually be NMG imo as there are already skips that I would constitute as a glitch. a knifeless run would be neat to see since 90% of runs right now rely on knife except for ng+
I actually wouldn't mind the knife, if it didn't completely negate the need to pick up ammo through the game. The game is essentially reduced to a corridor simulator. With a knifeless run, it will bring the game back to a more "true" experience, where you need to collect ammo and whatnot to be able to beat bosses.